Energy Bills Support Scheme: Alternative Funding

Part of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – in the House of Commons at on 17 January 2023.

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Photo of Graham Stuart Graham Stuart Minister of State (Minister for Climate)

I have spoken on a number of occasions with my hon. Friend, and with colleagues on both sides of the House, about making sure these residents are not forgotten. We have worked hard to make sure we have a system that can stand up and deliver. We give the funding to local authorities and, as soon as they have gone through the process and made the necessary verifications for the payment to go out, a single payment will be paid directly into the bank accounts of the people concerned.